Nicholas Peese

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Husband Nicholas Peese ¹

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            AKA: Nicholas Pees 2 3 4
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Wife

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Children

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1 F Mary Peese ⁵

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            AKA: Mary "Molly" Pees 2 3
           Born:  - eastern Pennsylvania
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         Spouse: John McGlumpey (      -      ) 2

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2 M Andrew Peese ⁵

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            AKA: Andrew Pees 2 3 4
           Born:  - eastern Pennsylvania
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         Spouse: Unknown (      -      )

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3 M George Peese ¹

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            AKA: George Pees 2 3
           Born:  - eastern Pennsylvania
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           Died: 1 Mar 1849 6
         Buried:  - Pigeon Creek U. P. Cemetery, Washington Co, PA

         Spouse: Lydia Vaughn (      -1865) 6

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4 M Nicholas Peese ⁵

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            AKA: Nicholas Pees 3
           Born:  - North Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA
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           Died: while young
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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5 F Catherine Peese ⁵

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            AKA: Catherine Pees 3
           Born:  - North Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA
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6 F Betsey Peese ⁵

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            AKA: Betsy Pees 3
           Born:  - North Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA
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7 F Susan Peese ⁵

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            AKA: Susan Pees 3
           Born:  - North Strabane Twp, Washington Co, PA
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General Notes: Husband - Nicholas Peese

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A German, he came to Washington County, Pennsylvania, prior to 1780, bringing his wife, his oldest son, Andrew, his daughter Molly, and his son George, four years old. He built a cabin on Chartiers just above the later mill of John Berry. Afterwards he built a log mill and a distillery.

He emigrated from Germany to America with an uncle when just twelve years of age. He married and located in Caniguagig, east of the mountains.

In company with an uncle, he emigrated from Germany to America and settled in Canigaugig, "east of the mountains." Here he married and had three children. About the year 1769 he journeyed on foot to what was then known as the "backwoods," and took up 400 acres of land on Little Chartiers creek, in what later became North Strabane township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. He returned East, and brought back to his new home his wife and children; his son George, together with all their worldly effects, being conveyed on the back of a horse, the rest journeying on foot. During the first winter the family lived in a small log cabin, which he had erected on the original tract of 400 acres. Here were born four more children. All of the children except Nicholas married and had children.
He died at the patriarchal age of 105 years. In stature six feet one inch, and well proportioned, he was a modern Goliath in physique and strength.
His faithful wife lived to be upward of ninety years of age.

He came to North Strabane Township from east of the Allegheny Mountains, about 1763, and he built the old mill at Wyland Station which was known as Pees mill and attracted custom from a distance of twenty miles or more.

1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 677.

2 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 874.

3 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1028.

4 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1080.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 678.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 678, 1028.